Isaiah-Chapter 44


[Isaiah 44:1] YET NOW HEAR, O JACOB MY SERVANT; AND ISRAEL, WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN:

 [Isaiah 44:2] THUS SAITH THE LORD THAT MADE THEE, AND FORMED THEE FROM THE WOMB, WHICH WILL HELP THEE; FEAR NOT, O JACOB, MY SERVANT; AND THOU, JESURUN, WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN.                    
“Jershurun” is another name for Israel. A Phoenician inscription has been discovered mentioned “Tyre and Yeshurun” which shows North Israelite involvement with the Phoenicians whose chief cities were Tyre and Sidon.

 [Isaiah 44:3] FOR I WILL POUR WATER UPON HIM THAT IS THIRSTY, AND FLOODS UPON THE DRY GROUND: I WILL POUR MY SPIRIT UPON THY SEED, AND MY BLESSING UPON THINE OFFSPRING:
Our descendants will be better than us. They will be Divinely Inspired. Somebody has to be, sometime.

 [Isaiah 44:4] AND THEY SHALL SPRING UP AS AMONG THE GRASS, AS WILLOWS BY THE WATER COURSES.

 [Isaiah 44:5] ONE SHALL SAY, I AM THE LORD'S; AND ANOTHER SHALL CALL HIMSELF BY THE NAME OF JACOB; AND ANOTHER SHALL SUBSCRIBE WITH HIS HAND UNTO THE LORD, AND SURNAME HIMSELF BY THE NAME OF ISRAEL.
They will return and reclaim their heritance and acknowledge their Israelite descent.

 [Isaiah 44:6] THUS SAITH THE LORD THE KING OF ISRAEL, AND HIS REDEEMER THE LORD OF HOSTS; I AM THE FIRST, AND I AM THE LAST; AND BESIDE ME THERE IS NO GOD.
Only One God.

 [Isaiah 44:7] AND WHO, AS I, SHALL CALL, AND SHALL DECLARE IT, AND SET IT IN ORDER FOR ME, SINCE I APPOINTED THE ANCIENT PEOPLE? AND THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING, AND SHALL COME, LET THEM SHEW UNTO THEM.

 [Isaiah 44:8] FEAR YE NOT, NEITHER BE AFRAID: HAVE NOT I TOLD THEE FROM THAT TIME, AND HAVE DECLARED IT? YE ARE EVEN MY WITNESSES. IS THERE A GOD BESIDE ME? YEA, THERE IS NO GOD; I KNOW NOT ANY.
The People of Israel will bear witness as to the existence of God.

 [Isaiah 44:9] THEY THAT MAKE A GRAVEN IMAGE ARE ALL OF THEM VANITY; AND THEIR DELECTABLE THINGS SHALL NOT PROFIT; AND THEY ARE THEIR OWN WITNESSES; THEY SEE NOT, NOR KNOW; THAT THEY MAY BE ASHAMED.
The muslims recreat God in their own image. So do others.  This is a graven image.

 [Isaiah 44:10] WHO HATH FORMED A GOD, OR  MOLTEN A GRAVEN IMAGE THAT IS PROFITABLE FOR NOTHING?

 [Isaiah 44:11] BEHOLD, ALL HIS FELLOWS SHALL BE ASHAMED: AND THE WORKMEN, THEY ARE OF MEN: LET THEM ALL BE GATHERED TOGETHER, LET THEM STAND UP; YET THEY SHALL FEAR, AND THEY SHALL BE ASHAMED TOGETHER.

 [Isaiah 44:12] THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS BOTH WORKETH IN THE COALS, AND FASHIONETH IT WITH HAMMERS,  AND WORKETH IT WITH THE STRENGTH OF HIS ARMS: YEA, HE IS HUNGRY, AND HIS STRENGTH FAILETH: HE DRINKETH NO WATER, AND IS FAINT.                
It is very important to drink water. Without enough water especially in heat all kinds of terrible things can happen to a person.  By water I mean all kinds of liquids but pure water on its own is very healthy, good for the complexion and thirst-quenching.
I once did a course in First Aid in the Israeli Army. They said that when soldiers are exerting themselves it is important that they drink but many are not used to exertion and tend to ignore their natural thirt. Therefore sweet drink should be provided. Sugar in itself may be harmful but it does encourage drinking and therefore lessens the risk of dehydration.

 [Isaiah 44:13] THE CARPENTER STRETCHETH OUT HIS RULE; HE MARKETH IT OUT WITH A LINE; HE FITTETH IT WITH PLANES, AND HE MARKETH IT OUT WITH THE COMPASS, AND MAKETH IT AFTER THE FIGURE OF A MAN,  ACCORDING TO THE BEAUTY OF A MAN; THAT IT MAY REMAIN IN THE HOUSE.

 [Isaiah 44:14] HE HEWETH HIM DOWN CEDARS, AND TAKETH THE CYPRESS AND THE OAK, WHICH HE STRENGTHENETH FOR HIMSELF AMONG THE TREES OF THE FOREST: HE PLANTETH AN ASH, AND THE RAIN DOTH  NOURISH IT.
IN Ancient Times forests and trees were plentiful all over the Land of Israel.  Green vegetation especially trees increase precipitation and lower the temperature.  The Arabs chop down and burn all the trees and graze goats intensively. Goats eat up the roots of all greenery. Then top soil is blown and washed away.  What was once fertile country turns into a desert.

 [Isaiah 44:15] THEN SHALL IT BE FOR A MAN TO BURN: FOR HE WILL TAKE THEREOF, AND WARM HIMSELF; YEA,  HE KINDLETH IT, AND BAKETH BREAD; YEA, HE MAKETH A GOD, AND WORSHIPPETH IT; HE MAKETH IT A GRAVEN IMAGE, AND FALLETH DOWN THERETO.                 

 [Isaiah 44:16] HE BURNETH PART THEREOF IN THE FIRE; WITH PART THEREOF HE EATETH FLESH; HE ROASTETH ROAST, AND IS SATISFIED: YEA, HE WARMETH HIMSELF, AND SAITH, AHA, I AM WARM, I HAVE SEEN THE FIRE:

 [Isaiah 44:17] AND THE RESIDUE THEREOF HE MAKETH A GOD, EVEN HIS GRAVEN IMAGE: HE FALLETH DOWN UNTO IT, AND WORSHIPPETH IT, AND PRAYETH UNTO IT, AND SAITH, DELIVER ME; FOR THOU ART MY GOD.

 [Isaiah 44:18] THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN NOR UNDERSTOOD: FOR HE HATH SHUT THEIR EYES, THAT THEY CANNOT SEE; AND THEIR HEARTS, THAT THEY CANNOT UNDERSTAND.

 [Isaiah 44:19] AND NONE CONSIDERETH IN HIS HEART, NEITHER IS THERE KNOWLEDGE NOR UNDERSTANDING TO SAY, I HAVE BURNED PART OF IT IN THE FIRE; YEA, ALSO I HAVE BAKED BREAD UPON THE COALS THEREOF; I HAVE ROASTED FLESH, AND EATEN IT: AND SHALL I MAKE THE RESIDUE THEREOF AN ABOMINATION? SHALL I FALL  DOWN TO THE STOCK OF A TREE?
We worship money and material acquisitions but we are the ones who create these things.

 [Isaiah 44:20] HE FEEDETH ON ASHES: A DECEIVED HEART HATH TURNED HIM ASIDE, THAT HE CANNOT DELIVER HIS SOUL, NOR SAY, IS THERE NOT A LIE IN MY RIGHT HAND?

 [Isaiah 44:21] REMEMBER THESE, O JACOB AND ISRAEL; FOR THOU ART MY SERVANT: I HAVE FORMED THEE; THOU ART MY SERVANT: O ISRAEL, THOU SHALT NOT BE FORGOTTEN OF ME.
We are the servant-people of God. He has not forgotten us.

 [Isaiah 44:22] I HAVE BLOTTED OUT, AS A THICK CLOUD, THY TRANSGRESSIONS, AND, AS A CLOUD, THY SINS: RETURN UNTO ME; FOR I HAVE REDEEMED THEE.
We will be redeemed and delivered.

 [Isaiah 44:23] SING, O YE HEAVENS; FOR THE LORD HATH DONE IT: SHOUT, YE LOWER PARTS OF THE EARTH: BREAK FORTH INTO SINGING, YE MOUNTAINS, O FOREST, AND EVERY TREE THEREIN: FOR THE LORD HATH REDEEMED JACOB, AND GLORIFIED HIMSELF IN ISRAEL.                  

 [Isaiah 44:24] THUS SAITH THE LORD, THY REDEEMER, AND HE THAT FORMED THEE FROM THE WOMB, I AM THE LORD THAT MAKETH ALL THINGS; THAT STRETCHETH FORTH THE HEAVENS ALONE; THAT SPREADETH ABROAD THE EARTH BY MYSELF;

 [Isaiah 44:25] THAT FRUSTRATETH THE TOKENS OF THE LIARS, AND MAKETH DIVINERS MAD; THAT TURNETH WISE MEN BACKWARD, AND MAKETH THEIR KNOWLEDGE FOOLISH;
God is true. The Bible is true.  The “wise” academics who deny this are fools.

 [Isaiah 44:26] THAT CONFIRMETH THE WORD OF HIS SERVANT, AND PERFORMETH THE COUNSEL OF HIS  MESSENGERS; THAT SAITH TO JERUSALEM, THOU SHALT BE INHABITED; AND TO THE CITIES OF JUDAH, YE SHALL BE BUILT, AND I WILL RAISE UP THE DECAYED PLACES THEREOF:
Judah and Jerusalem will also be remembered.

 [Isaiah 44:27] THAT SAITH TO THE DEEP, BE DRY, AND I WILL DRY UP THY RIVERS:

 [Isaiah 44:28] THAT SAITH OF CYRUS, HE IS MY SHEPHERD, AND SHALL PERFORM ALL MY PLEASURE: EVEN SAYING TO JERUSALEM, THOU SHALT BE BUILT; AND TO THE TEMPLE, THY FOUNDATION SHALL BE LAID.
Cyrus the King of Persia who enabled the Jews to return from their Babylonian Exile. Isaiah prophesied of him about 60 years prior to his existence. Josephus says that Cyrus saw his name written in the Book of Isaiah and so fulfilled the Prophecy. Isaiah was prophesying both concerning his own time and the period immediately after and also for the Last Days. IN a way Cyrus represents the Lost Ten Tribes as we will see.  Cyrus may have been descended from the Lost Ten Tribes. He belonged to the Pasargadae clan who ruled Persia. Pasargadae in Perisianised-Aramaic could mean “Sons of Gad”.
President Truman who assisted the Jews in creating the present State of Israel once declared to a visiting delegation, “I am Cyrus”.
Cyrus is also recalled in the first verse of the next chapter (ch.45): see there.



 [Isaiah 43:27] THY FIRST FATHER HATH SINNED, AND THY TEACHERS HAVE TRANSGRESSED AGAINST ME.
Not all our ancestors were always as good as they should have been. Perhaps we have a chance to rectify what they corrupted for their sake and for the sake of our children?

 [Isaiah 43:28] THEREFORE I HAVE PROFANED THE PRINCES OF THE SANCTUARY, AND HAVE GIVEN JACOB TO THE CURSE, AND ISRAEL TO REPROACHES.
“PRINCES OF THE SANCTUARY” in Hebrew “Sari Kodesh” which can also be taken to mean religious leaders in general. Our religious shepherds have not lead us correctly. They will be punished yet because of their bad teaching both Jacob and Israel will have to suffer.

Isaiah-44
[Isaiah 44:1] YET NOW HEAR, O JACOB MY SERVANT; AND ISRAEL, WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN:

 [Isaiah 44:2] THUS SAITH THE LORD THAT MADE THEE, AND FORMED THEE FROM THE WOMB, WHICH WILL HELP THEE; FEAR NOT, O JACOB, MY SERVANT; AND THOU, JESURUN, WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN.                    
“Jershurun” is another name for Israel. A Phoenician inscription has been discovered mentioned “Tyre and Yeshurun” which shows North Israelite involvement with the Phoenicians whose chief cities were Tyre and Sidon.

 [Isaiah 44:3] FOR I WILL POUR WATER UPON HIM THAT IS THIRSTY, AND FLOODS UPON THE DRY GROUND: I WILL POUR MY SPIRIT UPON THY SEED, AND MY BLESSING UPON THINE OFFSPRING:
Our descendants will be better than us. They will be Divinely Inspired. Somebody has to be, sometime.

 [Isaiah 44:4] AND THEY SHALL SPRING UP AS AMONG THE GRASS, AS WILLOWS BY THE WATER COURSES.

 [Isaiah 44:5] ONE SHALL SAY, I AM THE LORD'S; AND ANOTHER SHALL CALL HIMSELF BY THE NAME OF JACOB; AND ANOTHER SHALL SUBSCRIBE WITH HIS HAND UNTO THE LORD, AND SURNAME HIMSELF BY THE NAME OF ISRAEL.
They will return and reclaim their heritance and acknowledge their Israelite descent.

 [Isaiah 44:6] THUS SAITH THE LORD THE KING OF ISRAEL, AND HIS REDEEMER THE LORD OF HOSTS; I AM THE FIRST, AND I AM THE LAST; AND BESIDE ME THERE IS NO GOD.
Only One God.

 [Isaiah 44:7] AND WHO, AS I, SHALL CALL, AND SHALL DECLARE IT, AND SET IT IN ORDER FOR ME, SINCE I APPOINTED THE ANCIENT PEOPLE? AND THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING, AND SHALL COME, LET THEM SHEW UNTO THEM.

 [Isaiah 44:8] FEAR YE NOT, NEITHER BE AFRAID: HAVE NOT I TOLD THEE FROM THAT TIME, AND HAVE DECLARED IT? YE ARE EVEN MY WITNESSES. IS THERE A GOD BESIDE ME? YEA, THERE IS NO GOD; I KNOW NOT ANY.
The People of Israel will bear witness as to the existence of God.

 [Isaiah 44:9] THEY THAT MAKE A GRAVEN IMAGE ARE ALL OF THEM VANITY; AND THEIR DELECTABLE THINGS SHALL NOT PROFIT; AND THEY ARE THEIR OWN WITNESSES; THEY SEE NOT, NOR KNOW; THAT THEY MAY BE ASHAMED.
The Muslims recreate God in their own image. So do others.  This is a graven image.

 [Isaiah 44:10] WHO HATH FORMED A GOD, OR MOLTEN A GRAVEN IMAGE THAT IS PROFITABLE FOR NOTHING?

 [Isaiah 44:11] BEHOLD, ALL HIS FELLOWS SHALL BE ASHAMED: AND THE WORKMEN, THEY ARE OF MEN: LET THEM ALL BE GATHERED TOGETHER, LET THEM STAND UP; YET THEY SHALL FEAR, AND THEY SHALL BE ASHAMED TOGETHER.

 [Isaiah 44:12] THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS BOTH WORKETH IN THE COALS, AND FASHIONETH IT WITH HAMMERS,  AND WORKETH IT WITH THE STRENGTH OF HIS ARMS: YEA, HE IS HUNGRY, AND HIS STRENGTH FAILETH: HE DRINKETH NO WATER, AND IS FAINT.                
It is very important to drink water. Without enough water especially in heat all kinds of terrible things can happen to a person.  By water I mean all kinds of liquids but pure water on its own is very healthy, good for the complexion and thirst-quenching.
I once did a course in First Aid in the Israeli Army. They said that when soldiers are exerting themselves it is important that they drink but many are not used to exertion and tend to ignore their natural thirt. Therefore sweet drink should be provided. Sugar in itself may be harmful but it does encourage drinking and therefore lessens the risk of dehydration.

 [Isaiah 44:13] THE CARPENTER STRETCHETH OUT HIS RULE; HE MARKETH IT OUT WITH A LINE; HE FITTETH IT WITH PLANES, AND HE MARKETH IT OUT WITH THE COMPASS, AND MAKETH IT AFTER THE FIGURE OF A MAN,  ACCORDING TO THE BEAUTY OF A MAN; THAT IT MAY REMAIN IN THE HOUSE.

 [Isaiah 44:14] HE HEWETH HIM DOWN CEDARS, AND TAKETH THE CYPRESS AND THE OAK, WHICH HE STRENGTHENETH FOR HIMSELF AMONG THE TREES OF THE FOREST: HE PLANTETH AN ASH, AND THE RAIN DOTH  NOURISH IT.
IN Ancient Times forests and trees were plentiful all over the Land of Israel.  Green vegetation especially trees increase precipitation and lower the temperature.  The Arabs chop down and burn all the trees and graze goats intensively. Goats eat up the roots of all greenery. Then top soil is blown and washed away.  What was once fertile country turns into a desert.

 [Isaiah 44:15] THEN SHALL IT BE FOR A MAN TO BURN: FOR HE WILL TAKE THEREOF, AND WARM HIMSELF; YEA,  HE KINDLETH IT, AND BAKETH BREAD; YEA, HE MAKETH A GOD, AND WORSHIPPETH IT; HE MAKETH IT A GRAVEN IMAGE, AND FALLETH DOWN THERETO.                 

 [Isaiah 44:16] HE BURNETH PART THEREOF IN THE FIRE; WITH PART THEREOF HE EATETH FLESH; HE ROASTETH ROAST, AND IS SATISFIED: YEA, HE WARMETH HIMSELF, AND SAITH, AHA, I AM WARM, I HAVE SEEN THE FIRE:

 [Isaiah 44:17] AND THE RESIDUE THEREOF HE MAKETH A GOD, EVEN HIS GRAVEN IMAGE: HE FALLETH DOWN UNTO IT, AND WORSHIPPETH IT, AND PRAYETH UNTO IT, AND SAITH, DELIVER ME; FOR THOU ART MY GOD.

 [Isaiah 44:18] THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN NOR UNDERSTOOD: FOR HE HATH SHUT THEIR EYES, THAT THEY CANNOT SEE; AND THEIR HEARTS, THAT THEY CANNOT UNDERSTAND.

 [Isaiah 44:19] AND NONE CONSIDERETH IN HIS HEART, NEITHER IS THERE KNOWLEDGE NOR UNDERSTANDING TO SAY, I HAVE BURNED PART OF IT IN THE FIRE; YEA, ALSO I HAVE BAKED BREAD UPON THE COALS THEREOF; I HAVE ROASTED FLESH, AND EATEN IT: AND SHALL I MAKE THE RESIDUE THEREOF AN ABOMINATION? SHALL I FALL  DOWN TO THE STOCK OF A TREE?
We worship money and material acquisitions but we are the ones who create these things.

 [Isaiah 44:20] HE FEEDETH ON ASHES: A DECEIVED HEART HATH TURNED HIM ASIDE, THAT HE CANNOT DELIVER HIS SOUL, NOR SAY, IS THERE NOT A LIE IN MY RIGHT HAND?

 [Isaiah 44:21] REMEMBER THESE, O JACOB AND ISRAEL; FOR THOU ART MY SERVANT: I HAVE FORMED THEE; THOU ART MY SERVANT: O ISRAEL, THOU SHALT NOT BE FORGOTTEN OF ME.
We are the servant-people of God. He has not forgotten us.

 [Isaiah 44:22] I HAVE BLOTTED OUT, AS A THICK CLOUD, THY TRANSGRESSIONS, AND, AS A CLOUD, THY SINS: RETURN UNTO ME; FOR I HAVE REDEEMED THEE.
We will be redeemed and delivered.

 [Isaiah 44:23] SING, O YE HEAVENS; FOR THE LORD HATH DONE IT: SHOUT, YE LOWER PARTS OF THE EARTH: BREAK FORTH INTO SINGING, YE MOUNTAINS, O FOREST, AND EVERY TREE THEREIN: FOR THE LORD HATH REDEEMED JACOB, AND GLORIFIED HIMSELF IN ISRAEL.                  

 [Isaiah 44:24] THUS SAITH THE LORD, THY REDEEMER, AND HE THAT FORMED THEE FROM THE WOMB, I AM THE LORD THAT MAKETH ALL THINGS; THAT STRETCHETH FORTH THE HEAVENS ALONE; THAT SPREADETH ABROAD THE EARTH BY MYSELF;

 [Isaiah 44:25] THAT FRUSTRATETH THE TOKENS OF THE LIARS, AND MAKETH DIVINERS MAD; THAT TURNETH WISE MEN BACKWARD, AND MAKETH THEIR KNOWLEDGE FOOLISH;
God is true. The Bible is true.  The “wise” academics who deny this are fools.

 [Isaiah 44:26] THAT CONFIRMETH THE WORD OF HIS SERVANT, AND PERFORMETH THE COUNSEL OF HIS  MESSENGERS; THAT SAITH TO JERUSALEM, THOU SHALT BE INHABITED; AND TO THE CITIES OF JUDAH, YE SHALL BE BUILT, AND I WILL RAISE UP THE DECAYED PLACES THEREOF:
Judah and Jerusalem will also be remembered.

 [Isaiah 44:27] THAT SAITH TO THE DEEP, BE DRY, AND I WILL DRY UP THY RIVERS:

 [Isaiah 44:28] THAT SAITH OF CYRUS, HE IS MY SHEPHERD, AND SHALL PERFORM ALL MY PLEASURE: EVEN SAYING TO JERUSALEM, THOU SHALT BE BUILT; AND TO THE TEMPLE, THY FOUNDATION SHALL BE LAID.
Cyrus the King of Persia who enabled the Jews to return from their Babylonian Exile. Isaiah prophesied of him about 60 years prior to his existence. Josephus says that Cyrus saw his name written in the Book of Isaiah and so fulfilled the Prophecy. Isaiah was prophesying both concerning his own time and the period immediately after and also for the Last Days. IN a way Cyrus represents the Lost Ten Tribes as we will see.  Cyrus may have been descended from the Lost Ten Tribes. He belonged to the Pasargadae clan who ruled Persia. Pasargadae in Perisianised-Aramaic could mean “Sons of Gad”.
President Truman who assisted the Jews in creating the present State of Israel once declared to a visiting delegation, “I am Cyrus”.
Cyrus is also recalled in the first verse of the next chapter (ch.45): see there.
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